Over the past few years, there’s been a trend in the apparatus industry to change the appearance of new rigs, with varying degrees of black color treatments, including on wheels, stepping surfaces, ...

The Elkhart Fire Department will soon be getting a new piece of firefighting equipment. It's a state-of-the-art aerial truck, used to fight large fires from above. Once equipped, city firefighters ...

Santa Barbara Fire Department’s new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck is equipped with a 107-foot aerial ladder. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara Fire Department (SBFD) has acquired a new Pierce ...

Community members in Brooklyn are raising concerns over the department’s ladder truck not being sent to some fires in hi-rise and taller buildings. Last month, the 100’ ladder truck sat in the station ...

The NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program have released the investigative report of a Pennsylvania career captain who was injured when the aerial ladder he was on collapsed ...

DRACUT — Dracut’s newest fire truck is so much more than just shiny and red. The department announced on Saturday that firefighters underwent intensive training last week to prepare for the deployment ...

Aerial lifts are having a moment. Not only have they started to replace ladders and scaffolding on jobsites everywhere, but they’ve also garnered attention due to their mobility, flexibility, and ...

The City of Santa Barbara is proud to announce the recent acquisition of a new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck for the Santa Barbara Fire Department, significantly enhancing the department’s ...

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - According to Nicole Shoemaker, a firefighter and driver with Killeen fire department that is training people how to operate an aerial ladder truck, there is more to operating ...